Roadside Inspection 88833691

Roadside inspection on Aug 27, 2026 in Montana • Carrier: VALLEY SAND & GRAVEL LLC (USDOT 755606) • Vehicle: FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK

Vehicle: OK Driver: OK CVSA L2
Units Inspected
1
Total Violations
2
OOS Violations
0
Inspection Level
Level 2

Inspection Details

Key facts from the FMCSA inspection record.

Inspection #:
88833691
Date:
Aug 27, 2026
State:
Montana
Type:
Units inspected:
1
Violations:
2
HazMat:
No
Inspection site:
HELENA MT
Vehicle:
FREIGHTLINER 114SD STRAIGHT TRUCK
Plate:
504857C (MT)

What this inspection means

2 violations were recorded, but no out-of-service order was issued.

Cited issues fall mainly under Vehicle Maintenance, with a combined severity weight of 12.

Compared to the median Level 2 inspection nationwide in 2026, this is a slightly above typical result.

Severity context

How mild, normal, or severe was this inspection compared to its carrier, state, and station?

vs this carrier's typical
2
Heavier than carrier average
Carrier averages 0.81 violations per inspection across 16 prior records
vs Level 2 median in Montana
2
Heavier than median (1)
Median of 4,346 Level 2 inspections in Montana during 2026
vs typical at HELENA MT
2
Heavier than station median (0)
Median of 242 inspections at this station in the trailing 12 months

How this compares

National peer benchmarks for inspections at this level.

Violations vs Level 2 median
2
1 more than the median (1)
Compared to 550,848 Level 2 inspections nationwide in 2026
OOS at this inspection
No
Cohort OOS rate: 28.9%
Out-of-service rate across all Level 2 inspections in 2026

Carrier trend at this moment

How active was this carrier's inspection record around this date?

Prior 30 days
0
No inspections in this window
Prior 90 days
0
No inspections in this window
Prior 365 days
4
7 violations · 2 OOS · 1.75 per inspection

Units Inspected

1 unit(s) covered by this inspection.

Seq Type VIN Plate Make Model Year OOS
1 STRAIGHT TRUCK 3ALHG3DV4FDGF3486 MT 504857C FREIGHTLINER 114SD 2015

Violations Cited

2 violation(s) recorded against this inspection.

Code Description Severity Wt BASIC OOS
393.9A-HLLH Lighting - Headlamp(s) fail to operate on low and high beam. 6 Vehicle Maintenance
393.9A-LFTSI Lighting - Front - Turn signal - inoperative. 6 Vehicle Maintenance

Violation categories (BASICs)

Federal behavior-analysis-and-safety-improvement buckets for the cited violations.

Other inspections of these vehicles

History for the VINs recorded on this inspection.

Inspection Date State Level VIN OOS
82147040 Jul 17, 2024 MT L2 3ALHG3DV4FDGF3486

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